Fourteen Drawings Illustrating Edward Fitzgerald's Translation of Omar Khayyam by Gilbert James.

£170 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

The drawings were first serialized in The Sketch, and this marks their first book appearance - they were to appear in a bewildering array of editions throughout the early twentieth century as Rubaiyat-fever grew. The obscure (some might say, deservedly obscure) James was a friend of Sidney Sime, and was a protegé (he drew his bookplate) of the ubiquitous Clement K. Shorter, editor of The Sketch, and friend so many in the Edwardian book world, including the unpleasant T.J. Wise. For more information on him, please see the remarkable website of the independent scholar Bob Forrest. Nelson, LS, 1899.4, One light splash mark on the front cover, else a fine bright copy.

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